Top: "PANSY // Viola tricolor Lin. // No. 189 // C126839 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - Heart's-ease, Tri-color- // ed Violet, Eng.; Pensée, Fr.; Dreifal- // tigkeitsblätter, Siebenfarbenblätter, // Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - Wild grown herb. // FAMILY - Violaceæ. // HABITAT - Europe."; back: "PROPERTIES - Mucilaginous and // emollient; beneficial in coughs and // bronchial and intestinal catarrh. // Slightly laxative. Used also as a rem- // edy in eczema and some skin diseases. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row H
Dimension Notes
Length 5.3 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed; corner torn off label at back; tear (0.6 cm) on bottom; plastic is still sealed.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 3; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.